Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 877 · 40 questions

Debater's tip (What, how and the plan): Content (what you say): evidence, reasoning, examples, facts. Style (how you say it): voice, eye contact, posture, pace. Strategy (how you plan): team plan, answering opponents, time, teamwork. Total = content + style + strategy; winning margin = bigger total − smaller total.

1. 1.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 38 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 38 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 25 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 33 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 240 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 39 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) judges dislike it
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 22 for style and 57 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
21. 21.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
23. 23.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
29. 29.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 21 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 23 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 24 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
36. 36.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
37. 37.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 36 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence

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